Top Five: Melissa Lessons, Water, CHOGM, Midterms & Binance

CAPRI sets out 16 lessons from Hurricane Melissa as builders push back on NaRRA. Plus: Jamaica's water squeeze and the NWC's 51% rate request, CHOGM opens in Antigua, America votes Tuesday, and Binance loses a record US$6.3 billion.

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Today's Top Five: Jamaica & the World, Friday, October 30, 2026. Graphic: cbeharie.com.

Top Five: Fiscal Rules, TCN Deportees, Haiti, Hormuz & the Fed

Jamaica signals a longer pause on its fiscal rules as recovery costs mount. Plus: most US transit deportees leave Jamaica, Haiti sets July 2027 elections, tankers ablaze in Hormuz, and central banks hold firm on stubborn inflation.

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Daily Briefing, Thursday, October 29, 2026

Top Five: Jamaica’s Cuba Vote, the King, Spain, UK & Brazil

Jamaica abstains for the first time on the UN Cuba embargo vote as CARICOM splits. Plus: the King on slavery in the Caribbean, Spain's deadly train crash, Britain's first Burnham-era budget, and Flávio Bolsonaro's flight to Miami.

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